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Highlights of the Region II ( Valley) Population 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH)

Date of Release: 20 August 2021 Reference No. 2021-317

• The population of Region II - as of 01 May 2020 is 3,685,744 based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH). This accounts for about 3.38 percent of the Philippine population in 2020.

• The 2020 population of the region is higher by 234,334 from the population of 3.45 million in 2015, and 456,581 more than the population of 3.23 million in 2010. Moreover, it is higher by 872,585 compared with the population of 2.81 million in 2000. (Table 1)

Table 1. Total Population Based on Various Censuses: Region II - Cagayan Valley

Census Year Census Reference Date Total Population 2000 May 1, 2000 2,813,159 2010 May 1, 2010 3,229,163 2015 August 1, 2015 3,451,410 2020 May 1, 2020 3,685,744

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

• The population of Region II increased by 1.39 percent annually from 2015 to 2020. By comparison, the rate at which the population of the region grew from 2010 to 2015 was lower at 1.27 percent. (Table 2)

Table 2. Annual Population Growth Rate: Region II - Cagayan Valley (Based on Various Censuses)

Intercensal Period Annual Population Growth Rate (%) 2000 to 2010 1.39 2010 to 2015 1.27 2015 to 2020 1.39

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

PSA Complex, East Avenue, Diliman, City, 1101 Telephone: (632) 8938-5267 www.psa.gov.ph • Among the five provinces comprising Region II, had the biggest population in 2020 with 1,697,050 persons, followed by Cagayan with 1,268,603 persons, with 497,432 persons, and with 203,828 persons. had the smallest population with 18,831 persons. (Table 3)

Table 3. Total Population by Province Based on Various Censuses: Region II - Cagayan Valley

Total Population Province 2000 2010 2015 2020 Batanes 16,467 16,604 17,246 18,831 Cagayan 993,580 1,124,773 1,199,320 1,268,603 Isabela 1,287,575 1,489,645 1,593,566 1,697,050 Nueva Vizcaya 366,962 421,355 452,287 497,432 Quirino 148,575 176,786 188,991 203,828

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

• Nueva Vizcaya was the fastest growing province in the region with an annual population growth rate (PGR) of 2.02 percent from 2015 to 2020. It was followed by Batanes with a PGR of 1.87 percent, Quirino (1.60 percent), and Isabela (1.33 percent). Cagayan posted the lowest provincial PGR of 1.19 percent. (Table 4)

Table 4. Annual Population Growth Rate by Province Based on Various Censuses: Region II - Cagayan Valley

Annual Population Growth Rate (%) Province 2000 to 2010 2010 to 2015 2015 to 2020 Batanes 0.08 0.72 1.87 Cagayan 1.25 1.23 1.19 Isabela 1.47 1.29 1.33 Nueva Vizcaya 1.39 1.36 2.02 Quirino 1.75 1.28 1.60

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

• Region II is composed of one independent component city, three component cities, 89 municipalities, and 2,311 barangays.

• Among the cities and municipalities in the region, the largest in terms of population size is City in Cagayan with 166,334 persons. It was followed by the City of IIagan with 158,218 persons and the City of Santiago, an independent component city, with 148,580 persons, both in the Province of Isabela. (Table 5)

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Table 5. Top Ten Most Populous Cities/Municipalities: Region II - Cagayan Valley, 2020

Rank City/Municipality Province Total Population 1 Tuguegarao City Cagayan 166,334 2 City of Isabela 158,218 3 City of Santiago* Isabela 148,580 4 City of Cauayan Isabela 143,403 5 Solana Cagayan 88,445 6 Isabela 88,410 7 Cagayan 87,753 8 Alicia Isabela 73,874 9 Isabela 70,743 10 Cagayan 68,839

* Independent component city Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 Census of Population and Housing

• in Batanes is the least populous city/municipality in Region II with 1,380 persons. It was followed by Ivana in Batanes with 1,407 persons and in Batanes with 1,696 persons. (Table 6)

Table 6. Ten Least Populous Cities/Municipalities: Region II - Cagayan Valley, 2020

Rank City/Municipality Province Total Population 1 Uyugan Batanes 1,380 2 Ivana Batanes 1,407 3 Sabtang Batanes 1,696 4 Batanes 1,703 5 Batanes 3,128 6 Isabela 3,977 7 Santa Praxedes Cagayan 4,434 8 Isabela 5,821 9 Isabela 5,827 10 Alfonso Castaneda Nueva Vizcaya 8,539

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 Census of Population and Housing

• Of the 2,311 barangays in Region II, the largest in terms of population size is in the City of Santiago, Isabela with 14,362 persons. It was followed by Rosario in the City of Santiago, Isabela with 12,399 persons, and San Fermin in the City of Cauayan, Isabela with 12,047 persons. (Table 7)

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Table 7. Top Ten Most Populous Barangays: Region II - Cagayan Valley, 2020

Rank City/Municipality/Province Total Population 1 Rizal City of Santiago, Isabela 14,362 2 Rosario City of Santiago, Isabela 12,399 3 San Fermin City of Cauayan, Isabela 12,047 4 District I (Pob.) City of Cauayan, Isabela 11,355 5 Ugac Sur Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 9,923 6 Cataggaman Nuevo Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 9,539 7 Ugac Norte Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 9,268 8 Batal City of Santiago, Isabela 9,009 9 Roxas Solano, Nueva Vizcaya 8,696 10 Caggay Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 8,500

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2020 Census of Population and Housing

DENNIS S. MAPA, Ph.D. Undersecretary National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

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